Beatles News Briefs EXTRA SPECIAL - We talk to Susan Ryan LIVE from day 3 (Sunday) of The Fest For Beatles Fans NY Metro Fest 2025 at the Hyatt Regency in Jersey City, N.J. Susan, the owner of Fab4 NYC Walking Tours (website: Fab4NYCtours.weebly.com), is a devoted attendee of both the New York and Chicago Fests and is working as a moderator of panels at the NY Metro Fest this weekend. She tells us how things look with the attendance and the spirit of the event, plus Susan and Steve trade stories about memories of Fests they have attended. 

Plus we read some of the responses we got to the question of which Beatles album (or single) made you a Beatles fan. 

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The news that a high quality copy of the Beatles 1/1/62 Decca Tapes Audition had surfaced in Canada started a lot of commentary and speculation among fans, social media and radio DJs on just what had been discovered. This episode of Beatles News Briefs does a deep dive and investigates this story by going to the source with interviews of the three men who found and have listened to the tape - Rob Frith of Neptoon Records, Larry Hennessey of Reel To Reel To Digital.com and Doug Shober, host of the music blog Noise From the Cranium -- who describe the tape and tells what they have. We also have statements from three renowned Beatles experts - Bruce Spizer, Piers Hemmingsen and Mark Lewisohn - on what the Canadian tape might be. And yours truly gives his comments to one of the songs on the tape which we heard in its entirety. It's the first real answers to the question of what this tape is and what this all means. And we would love to hear your comments. Send them to BeatlesNewsBriefs@gmail.com. And please subscribe and review our show. You can contact Steve at that email address or join him on Facebook on his Beatles News and Information page, with all the latest Beatles News and information, as the title says. Be seeing you. 

A special tribute to Joey Molland. Listen to a wonderful previously unheard interview that we did with Joey in 2017 in which he talks about recording the "Straight Up" album with producers George Harrison and Todd Rundgren, and also working with Billy Preston. We also feature interviews with Keith Putney of Keith Putney Productions, who promoted many of his shows, and Ellen Guerlio, Event Manager of Keith Putney Productions who worked with Joey on those shows. Also included in the show are tributes posted on the internet from friends and colleagues. R.I.P. Joey Molland. Send your comments to beatlesnewsbriefs@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

Today we have two guests. First is author Fred Velez, who has written two books on The Monkees, and we discuss, on Peter Tork's birthday, how The Monkees were big fans of The Beatles with Fred revealing some of his personal encounters with them. We also have author Luca Perasi, who talks about his past books about solo Beatle careers and reveals some news about a new one. Plus we have some news for you. Enjoy! Send your comments to beatlesnewsbriefs@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. 

The second of two shows we've done this week on the Paul McCartney Bowery Ballroom shows, which were at a much tinier venue than the type McCartney usually plays. Here, Bob Gannon, who also attended the Wednesday Feb. 12th show, gives details on the Bowery Ballroom show he attended, but also discusses other McCartney shows around the world he's seen. Have a listen and enjoy the show. Send comments to beatlesnewsbriefs@gmail.com. 

Be sure to listen to Part I of our Bowery Ballroom coverage. It's show No. 86, an interview with P.J. Maclen, another McCartney fan, who attended the Wednesday show.

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PJ Maclen, one of the lucky Paul McCartney fans who attended his surprise Bowery Ballroom concerts this week in New York City talks about how he got tickets, what it was like in the show in this incredibly small venue, the celebrities who attended, the merchandise there, and his memories of the show. We'll also have some news briefs.

After listening to this, please listen to Part 2 of our Bowery Ballroom concert coverage and an interview with McCartney fan Bob Gannon, who also attended the Wednesday show, the second of three shows McCartney played at the small venue the week of 2/9/25. Please subscribe if you aren't already a subscriber, pass the word about the show and give us a four-star review. Google loves these. :) And thanks for listening. Send your comments and suggestions to beatlesnewsbriefs@gmail.com. 

Listen to distinguished Beatles authors Candy Leonard ("Beatleness: How the Beatles and Their Fans Remade The World") and Al Sussman ("Changin' Times: 101 Days That Shaped a Generation") and Beatles News Briefs host Steve Marinucci in a great deep dive roundtable discussion on what the world was like in 1964 when the Beatles arrived in America, how the country reacted and how Beatlemania lives on in the 21st century. Plus news and information and an audience participation question. Please send your comments and questions to beatlesnewsbriefs@gmail.com.

This is an expanded version of podcast #84 with additional highlights of Ringo's press conference from January 15, 2025. From the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Ringo and T-Bone Burnett discuss Ringo’s just released album “Look Up.”

Some highlights of the press conference by Ringo Starr and T-Bone Burnett to promote Ringo's new "Look Up" album. The press conference took place at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.